Genentech
Part of Roche
Genentech interview questions
Updated Jun 5, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 20%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 13%RecruiterRecruiter
- 6%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 6%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 4%OtherOther
- 3%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
1,240 interviews
Genentech interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Genentech as 68.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.04 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate Director and Python Developer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for IT Manager and Lawyer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Genentech takes an average of 33 days when considering 1,200 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Contractor had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Clinical Data Coordinator roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Genentech according to 1,200 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 17%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 7%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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